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2 Chronicles 15:13
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KJ21
that whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
ASV
and that whosoever would not seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
AMP
and that whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
AMPC
And that whoever would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
BRG
That whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
CSB
Whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel would be put to death, young or old, man or woman.
CSBA
Whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel would be put to death, young or old, man or woman.
CEB
They agreed that anyone who refused to seek the Lord, Israel’s God, would be put to death, whether young or old, male or female.
CJB
[they also agreed] that whoever refused to seek Adonai the God of Isra’el should be put to death, whether small or great, man or woman.
CEV
and to put to death anyone who refused to obey him.
DARBY
and that whoever would not seek Jehovah the God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
DRA
And if any one, said he, seek not the Lord the God of Israel, let him die, whether little or great, man or woman.
ERV
Anyone who refused to serve the Lord God was to be killed. It did not matter if that person was important or not or if that person was a man or woman.
EASY
If anyone refused to worship the Lord, Israel's God, they would punish that person with death. They agreed to do that, whoever the person was, young or old, male or female.
EHV
Anyone who did not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
ESV
but that whoever would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
ESVUK
but that whoever would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
EXB
Anyone who refused to ·obey [seek] the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be ·killed [executed; put to death]. It did not matter if that person was ·important [great] or ·unimportant [small], a man or woman.
GNV
And whosoever will not seek the Lord God of Israel, shall be slain, whether he were small or great, man or woman.
GW
All people (young or old, male or female) who refused to dedicate their lives to the Lord God of Israel were to be killed.
GNT
Anyone, young or old, male or female, who did not worship him was to be put to death.
HCSB
Whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel would be put to death, young or old, man or woman.
ICB
Anyone who refused to obey the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be killed. It did not matter if that person was important or unimportant. It did not matter if that person was a man or woman.
ISV
and they further agreed that whoever would refuse to seek the Lord God of Israel was to be executed, whether important or unimportant, man or woman.
JUB
that whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
KJV
That whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
AKJV
that whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
LSB
and whoever would not seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, man or woman.
LEB
but all who will not seek Yahweh the God of Israel should be killed, from young to old, from men to women.
TLB
and agreed that anyone who refused to do this must die—whether old or young, man or woman.
MSG
They all arrived in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign for a great assembly of worship. From their earlier plunder they offered sacrifices of seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep for the worship. Then they bound themselves in a covenant to seek God, the God of their fathers, wholeheartedly, holding nothing back. And they agreed that anyone who refused to seek God, the God of Israel, should be killed, no matter who it was, young or old, man or woman. They shouted out their promise to God, a joyful sound accompanied with blasts from trumpets and rams’ horns. The whole country felt good about the covenant promise—they had given their promise joyfully from the heart. Anticipating the best, they had sought God—and he showed up, ready to be found. God gave them peace within and without—a most peaceable kingdom!
MEV
But whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
NOG
All people (young or old, male or female) who refused to dedicate their lives to Yahweh Elohim of Israel were to be killed.
NABRE
and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, from least to greatest, man or woman.
NASB
and whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel was to be put to death, whether small or great, man or woman.
NASB1995
and whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, man or woman.
NCB
while asserting that all those who refused to seek the Lord, the God of Israel, were to be put to death, whether young or old, whether man or woman.
NCV
Anyone who refused to obey the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be killed. It did not matter if that person was important or unimportant, a man or woman.
NET
Anyone who would not seek the Lord God of Israel would be executed, whether they were young or old, male or female.
NIRV
All those who wouldn’t obey the Lord, the God of Israel, would be killed. It wouldn’t matter how important they were. It wouldn’t matter whether they were men or women.
NIV
All who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, were to be put to death, whether small or great, man or woman.
NIVUK
All who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, were to be put to death, whether small or great, man or woman.
NKJV
and whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
NLV
Whoever would not follow the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, young or old, man or woman.
NLT
They agreed that anyone who refused to seek the Lord, the God of Israel, would be put to death—whether young or old, man or woman.
NRSVA
Whoever would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
NRSVACE
Whoever would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
NRSVCE
Whoever would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
NRSVUE
and whoever would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
OJB
That whosoever would not seek Hashem Elohei Yisroel should be put to death, whether katan or gadol, whether ish or isha.
RGT
And whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel shall be killed, whether small or great, man or woman.
RSV
and that whoever would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
RSVCE
and that whoever would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
TLV
Whoever would not seek Adonai, God of Israel, would be put to death, whether small or great, man or woman.
VOICE
They decided that anyone (man or woman, young or old, important or insignificant) who would not seek the Eternal One, the True God of Israel, should be executed in accordance with His command,
WEB
and that whoever would not seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
WYC
And the king said, If any man seeketh not the Lord God of Israel, die he, from the least unto the most, from man unto woman. (And that whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, from the least unto the most, man or woman.)
YLT
and every one who doth not seek for Jehovah, God of Israel, is put to death, from small unto great, from man unto woman.
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